Dianne M.

NORTHBOROUGH Dianne M. (Hewitt) Ryan Ritchie, 60, died on Monday September 26, 2011. Dianne was a strong woman who, without complaint, battled pancreatic cancer for the last year of her life. She left us peacefully while in the comfort of her own home. Dianne was a strong-willed, and loving individual. She will be missed as a mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.

She leaves behind her two sons, Shawn Ryan and his wife Tara of Brimfield, Timothy and his fiance Bridget of Northborough; her daughter, Amy Sanborn and her husband Geordie of Holden; four grandchildren, Devon, Molly, Sierra and Timothy; two brothers, Roger Hewitt of Hope, ME, and Stephen Hewitt of Standish, ME; one sister, Barbara Pearson of Warwick, RI; and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband, Michael W. Ritchie who passed away in 2009. Dianne was born in Natick, daughter of the late Roger E. and Louise (Hurd) Hewitt. She graduated from Framingham North...